At the Netzpolitischer Abend (npa) of Digiale Gesellschaft, on 4 December at c-base, Ivan Zassoursky, Head of the New Media and Communication Theory department of the School of Journalism at Moscow State University, publisher of the daily Chastny Korrespondent (Private… Mehr lesen >
Just discovered this visionary movie from 1990. A five-year drought has brought people in North-East Africa to starvation, leaving them with the choice of death or Europe. When Irish EU Commissioner for International Development, „Clare Fitzgerald“ (Juliet Stevenson) meets their… Mehr lesen >
In the Freifunk Assembly at 34c3 on 28 December 2017 I gave a talk on infrastructure and how it can be provided by state, market and commons. Focus is on telecommunications infrastructure. The other talks on the Open Infra Stage… Mehr lesen >
On the plane to Luxemburg. Sleepily leaning back. There’s an alien looking at me. Seemingly a sad one. Wouldn’d you be if you were stuck in the ceiling of an airplane?
26 years ago, “’I’m alone, but not lonely‘. Japanese Otaku-Kids colonize the Realm of Information and Media“ appeared in the Amsterdam magazine Mediamatic. One year ago, Paul O’Kane wrote to me, saying he’s an artist, writer, publisher and lecturer in… Mehr lesen >
The European Commission in its Next Generation Internet Survey had asked what the Internet would look like in 2025 and what research is required to get there. Articles on this survey on vgrass.de, Digitale Gesellschaft, Netzpolitik.org and Heise News. Below… Mehr lesen >
Today was the Global Action Day to Defeat Free Trade and Investment Treaties. More than 1000 actions took place across the planet. Berlin’s largest event was a human chain from Potsdamer Platz to the Brandenburg Gate in which more than… Mehr lesen >
The much applauded Brazilian legislative project for an Internet Bill of Rights is about to enter its decisive phase in the House of Representatives. The Marco Civil da Internet had it ups and downs. A devastating cyber-crime bill introduced by… Mehr lesen >
Grassmuck, Volker Ralf, The Sharing Turn: Why We are Generally Nice and Have a Good Chance to Cooperate Our Way Out of the Mess We Have Gotten Ourselves into (August 18, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2295622 Published in: Wolfgang Sützl,… Mehr lesen >
A video showing scenes of police violence against the protests that took to the streets of Sao Paulo in the first week of June with the song “Vem Pra Rua” (Take to the Streets) in the voice of Brazilian reggae/rock… Mehr lesen >